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London, UK - Carmelita Jeter, the second fastest woman in history, will compete at both the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix and the Aviva London Grand Prix, the ninth and 12th stops of the 14-meeting Samsung Diamond League series. “It was great being the top ranked female sprinter in the world last year but now the aim is to translate that into medals. I’m confident though that if I keep on working hard and listening to my coach that I’ll be ready to run fast and hard both in the UK and then in Daegu.” Despite many trips to the UK, including three alone last season, July’s event will be the first time Jeter will compete outdoors in Birmingham, the city that is set to become the USA’s holding camp next year ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. “Birmingham is a great city, I spent some time meeting youngsters there last year and have run a few times indoors and I vowed that if possible I might try and find a bit of time to do some more shopping at the Bullring! It was a good opportunity to see a bit more of what the city’s like, which is something every American athlete is keen to do as we look to make the Olympic team next year.” “It’s a shame we’re not running there this week as I could have checked out a different Palace, for the Royal Wedding,” said Jeter.” I’m a big fan of the British traditions and the States seem to be pretty excited about the wedding. Every athlete has to deal with nerves before a big race, which I guess Kate Middleton might have to as well.” Samsung Diamond League More news |